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Target Corporation SWOT Analysis

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3>Strengths<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>•  Target Corporation is the second larges retailer after Wal-Mart in US&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• It have the number of subsidiaries which includes Target Financial Services&comma; Target Sourcing services&comma; Target Commercial Interiors&comma;Target Brands and Target&period;com&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Huge market share in US&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Large number of retail networks around 1500 stores&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Increase sales after each year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Target stores have variety of products which includes clothing&comma; shoes&comma; jewelry&comma; health and beauty products&comma; electronics&comma; compact discs&comma; DVDs&comma; bedding&comma; kitchen supplies&comma; sporting goods&comma; toys&comma; pet supplies&comma; automotive supplies&comma; and hardware supplies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>• It provides very good shopping environment for the customers<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Target Corporation running different type of stores such as Target Greatland&comma; Super Target&comma; and Urban Stores<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•  Strong distribution channels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Target Corporation differentiates itself from other competitors like Wal-Mart and Kmart&period; They believe in providing quality products to customer rather then cheap products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Target Stores are more attractive then Wal-Mart&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Target Corporation is environment friendly they don&&num;8217&semi;t sell firmarms&comma; tobacco and toy guns&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    The top seller of Gift Cards in US&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• It donates huge amount of profits&period;To date&comma; Target has given over &dollar;150 million to schools across the United States through this program&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Weaknesses<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>• Target products are more expensive as compared to competitors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Limited visibility in International Market&period;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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